Ironton, Ohio
Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. 11,129 people lived there in the 2010 census.
 Location in Lawrence County and the State of Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′51″N 82°40′42″W / 38.53083°N 82.67833°WCoordinates: 38°31′51″N 82°40′42″W / 38.53083°N 82.67833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katrina Keith |
| Area | |
| • City | 4.46 sq mi (11.55 km2) |
| • Land | 4.16 sq mi (10.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 11,129 |
| • Estimate (2012[1]) | 11,067 |
| • Density | 2,675.2/sq mi (1,032.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 288,648 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45638 |
| FIPS code | 39-37464[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1076122[3] |
| Website | ironton-ohio.com |
It is located in southernmost Ohio along the Ohio River, the city includes the Downtown Ironton Historic District.
Ironton, Ohio Media
Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches)Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2Year: 1891 (1890s)Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travelPublisher: Columbus : Henry Howe & SonView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book*Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:855,that 4while thus employed, my particularduties were to make selection and mixture ofmetal for heavy ordnance for service in theCrimea, This employment required themaking of numerous tests on different metals,to determine their tenacity, deflection andspecific gravity. The cold-blast pig madein Lawrence county, Ohio, was found supe-rior not only to the irons of a similar makein other portions of the United States, butalso, as compared with the best Englishiron, the difference is about thirty per cent,in favor of this metal.
Lawrence County Courthouse
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References
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Other websites
- Official City Website
- Lawrence County Ohio Genealogical and Historical Website
- The Ironton Tribune
- Rally on the River
- Ironton Community Portal Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
- Ironton aLive
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